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Amid pandemic, New Mexico forges path to legal cannabis

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators are sprinting amid the pandemic to come up with a framework for regulating and taxing recreational marijuana after voters ousted key opponents of pot legali...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico legislators advance bill aimed at allowing recreational pot

SANTA FE – Legislators advanced a proposal Monday to legalize recreational marijuana across New Mexico and lift the state’s tight restrictions on production for its medical marijuana program...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Abortion-rights bill wins decisive vote in New Mexico Senate

SANTA FE – A bill to shore up abortion rights in New Mexico by repealing a dormant ban on most abortion procedures won Senate approval on Thursday, clearing a crucial hurdle in a 25-17 vote....

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrats cap damage awards in police accountability bill

SANTA FE – A bill that would strip police officers of immunity from civil rights lawsuits in state court is being rewritten to cap potential damage awards at $2 million, in a concession to c...

DATE: Feb 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health officials cite results from vaccine

SANTA FE – State health officials sounded an optimistic note Wednesday about progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic amid a gradual increase in federal vaccine supplies to New Mexico...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico seeks to boost health insurance subsidies

SANTA FE – The administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is backing legislation that would expand subsidies to the state’s health insurance exchange for residents who don’t qualify for M...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge denies release of jailed Cowboys for Trump leader

SANTA FE – A federal judge denied bail Monday to jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin as he awaits trial on a charge involving the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, describing Griffi...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge denies release of jailed Cowboys for Trump leader

SANTA FE – A federal judge denied bail Mobday to jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin as he awaits trial on a charge involving the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, describing Griffi...

DATE: Feb 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cowboys for Trump leader seeks release from Washington jail

SANTA FE – Defense attorneys for jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin urged a federal judge Wednesday to release the New Mexico county commissioner and gun rights advocate as he awai...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrats defend status quo on abortion access in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Democratic state senators advanced a bill Monday to repeal New Mexico’s dormant, 50-year-old ban on most abortion procedures that could go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court ov...

DATE: Jan 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico lawmakers among beneficiaries of relief grants

$100M paid out to 6,800 businesses, nonprofits

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cowboys for Trump leaders seeks cover for financial backers

SANTA FE – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday from the jailed founder of Cowboys for Trump, tossing the effort to block or avoid possible financial disclosure requirements as a po...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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